New research in JAMA suggests that serious illness and public health outcomes both benefit from linking spirituality to medicine. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association led by researchers from Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program and the Initiative on Health, Religion and Spirituality says that most patients are spiritual and including spiritual considerations in medical treatment improves outcomes for those seriously ill and in public health. Community, not just religion, can be spiritual, Read about the impact on suicide, substance abuse, and depression, among others.